2020 General Tire 200
# 2020 General Tire 200

The 2020 General Tire 200 was the third stock car race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series and the 59th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 20, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. At race's end, Drew Dollar of Venturini Motorsports would take advantage of a spinning Michael Self with two to go to take his first ever ARCA Menards Series career win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports and Bret Holmes of Bret Holmes Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

The race was the return of the ARCA Menards Series, after a 107-day delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Background

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponosr |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | Wayne Peterson Racing |
| 01 | Tommy Vigh Jr. | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Fast Track Racing |
| 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Toter "Built For Extremes" |
| 06 | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | Immigration Legal Center |
| 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Ford | ETRM Software Consulting, TetherTech Safety |
| 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | Yelverton's Enrichment Services |
| 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Land & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment |
| 11 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Crow Wing Recycling |
| 12 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Green Renewable Inc., Double "H" Ranch |
| 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Dollar Concrete Construction Company, Lynx Capital |
| 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Craftsman |
| 22 | Brandon Lynn | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Carolina Excavation & Grading |
| 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Southern States Bank, Holmes II Excavating |
| 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sinclair |
| 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | Mashonit Apparel Co. |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | Performance Plus Motor Oil Richard Petty Signature Series |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Home Building Solutions, NASCAR Low Teams |
| 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Ford | Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency |
| 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | A. L. L. Construction |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 30-minute practice session was held on Saturday, June 20. Riley Herbst of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.219 and an average speed of 179.936 miles per hour (289.579 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.219 | 179.936 |
| 2 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 53.282 | 179.723 |
| 3 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 53.326 | 179.575 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Starting lineup

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, qualifying was canceled. As a result, the lineup would be based on the rulebook: positions 1-20 would be based on 2019's owner points, and positions 21-30 would be based on a random draw. As a result, Ryan Repko of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole.

### Full starting lineup

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 2 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 3 | 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford |
| 4 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 5 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 6 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 12 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford |
| 9 | 06 | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Ford |
| 11 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | 11 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Ford |
| 13 | 01 | Tommy Vigh Jr. | Fast Track Racing | Toyota |
| 14 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 22 | Brandon Lynn | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford |
| 17 | 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Ford |
| 18 | 0 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 76 | 40 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Ryan Repko | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 76 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 76 | 36 | running | 41 |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 76 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 21 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 76 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Hailie Deegan | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 76 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 20 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 19 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 7 | 12 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 10 | 69 | Scott Melton | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | Ryan Huff | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 74 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 17 | Tanner Gray | DGR-Crosley | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 17 | 7 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 16 | 22 | Brandon Lynn | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 15 | 32 | Gus Dean | Win-Tron Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | electrical | 28 |
| 17 | 9 | 06 | Tim Richmond | Wayne Peterson Racing | Toyota | 34 | 0 | engine | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | 11 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | oil pressure | 26 |
| 19 | 13 | 01 | Tommy Vigh Jr. | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 7 | 0 | vibration | 25 |
| 20 | 14 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | carburetor | 24 |
| 21 | 18 | 0 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 23 |
| Official race results ||||||||||
